Application for the purpose of residence of exchange within the context of the Working Holiday Program or Working Holiday Scheme Read the explanation before you start to fill out the form. For whom is this form intended? You can only use this form if you are a foreign national staying in the Netherlands. You want to apply for a residence permit with the purpose of residence being exchange within the context of the Working Holiday Program or Working Holiday Scheme or you want to change your (valid) residence permit. If you are abroad then you should go to the Dutch Embassy or Consulate there. With this form you can submit an application for a residence permit with the purpose of residence being: exchange. You only use this form if you want to be introduced to Dutch society and culture through the Working Holiday Scheme or Working Holiday Program. How do you fill out this form? This form comprises different appendices; which appendices you need to fill out depends on your own situation. Only submit your application once you have completed filling out this form, signed and you have gathered together all the requested documents and evidence. If your application is incomplete, the IND will be unable to assess your application properly. Would you like more information? Then visit the IND website at www.ind.nl. You can also contact the IND by telephone via 088 043 04 30 (normal charges apply). From abroad you can call +31 88 043 04 30. NB. You cannot use this form if you have the South Korean nationality and you would like to participate in the Working Holiday Program pilot. You must submit an application at the Dutch embassy in Seoul. 7520 16-a
2 of 3 1 What is your situation > Please tick the applicable situation and follow the instructions 1. You have a valid residence permit in the Netherlands and you want to change the residence permit (as well as renewing the period of validity of the residence permit) into the purpose of residence of exchange. n You want to submit an application for changing the purpose of residence of your residence permit. 2. You are in your country of origin, where you want to submit an application for Entry and Residence (TEV) with the Dutch representation. n You cannot use this form. You will need to approach the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in your country of origin or the country in which you are staying. 3. You are in the Netherlands and you want a residence permit with the purpose of residence being exchange. n You want to submit an application for a regular residence permit. 2 Means of evidence Requirements of foreign means of evidence You must gather together the means of evidence before submitting your application. You may be required to submit foreign means of evidence together with this application, for example a foreign marriage certificate. Your personal situation and the purpose of residence determine which foreign means of evidence you will need to include. Language All foreign means of evidence must be compiled in Dutch, English, French or German. Is this not the case? Then you must have the means of evidence translated by a translator who has been sworn in by a District Court. Submit (a copy of ) the translation and (a copy of ) the means of evidence together with the application form. If you have the means of evidence translated in a foreign country and therefore not by a translator who has been sworn in by a District Court, then you are required to have the translation legalised or to have an apostille stamp provided by the competent authorities in the country of issue. Official means of evidence Official foreign means of evidence must be issued and legalised by the competent authorities of the country that issued the means of evidence. The document must also be legalised or provided with an apostille stamp by the Dutch embassy or consulate in the country concerned. If no Dutch embassy or consulate is available in that country, the document must be legalised by the Dutch embassy or consulate responsible for that country. Official foreign means of evidence include, for example, birth certificates and marriage certificates. Having these means of evidence legalised or provided with an apostille stamp can take a long time. You should start several months in advance of submitting your application with having documents legalised or provided with an apostille stamp in the country of origin. For more information about legalisation or apostille requirements for documents per country and any exceptions to these requirements, you can telephone the Public Information Service, telephone number 1400. You can also visit the website www.rijksoverheid.nl. > Please tick n Exchange within the context of the Working Holiday Program or Working Holiday Scheme (402) Please enclose the following means of evidence with your application: A copy of your return ticket; or Means of evidence showing that you have sufficient means of your own to purchase a return ticket. 3 Biometric information (fingerprints, passport photo) and signature, Antecedents certificate You have to have your fingerprints and facial image (passport photo) taken to determine his identity. The biometric information is also required to create a residence permit. For the residence permit the IND also needs your signature. See the appendix Fingerprints, passport photo and signature. Fill out the Antecedents certificate appendix and submit this appendix together with your application. 4 Your personal details write in block letters 4.1 V-number (if known) 4.2 Citizen Service Number (if known) 4.3 Name 4.4 Sex and Date of birth Surname as stated in the passport First names > Please tick the applicable situation Day Month Year n Male n Female 4.5 Place of birth 4.6 Country of birth 4.7 Nationality 7520
Application 3 of 3 for the purpose of residence of exchange within the context of the Working Holiday Program or Working Holiday Scheme Immigration and Naturalisation Service Ministry of Security and Justice 4.8 Home address 4.9 Telephone number 4.10 E-mail Street Number Postcode Town Country 5 Identification Enclose a copy of your passport with your identity details together with your application. Also make copies of all the pages with travel stamps and enclose them. It is unnecessary to copy any empty pages. You must take your passport with you when you go to collect your residence document. Without a valid passport, your residence document will not be issued to you, unless you are exempted from the passport requirement. 6 Signing Signing this form will bring you rights and obligations. If you do not know what these rights and obligations are, then visit the website www.ind.nl. I have completed this form truthfully. I know that the personal details supplied will be processed in connection with the Aliens Act 2000 and will be passed on to authorities that need these personal details for that purpose. I will pass on any changes to my situation, which will affect my right of residence, without delay to the IND. I am aware that if I do not do this, it may affect my right of residence as foreign national. I know that I may incur an administrative fine. I know what my rights and obligations are. I submit this form and (number) of appendices/documents in evidence. 6.1 Name 6.2 Place and date Place Day Month Year 6.3 Signature 7 Submitting the application and payment You have gathered together all the means of evidence necessary for the application. Go to the appendix Submitting and paying for the application (by the foreign national). 7520
This certificate only needs to be completed if the foreign national is 12 years of age or older. Appendix Antecedents Certificate 1 Certificate > Please tick the applicable situation n I certify that: I have never been sentenced to imprisonment or a custodial measure for committing a crime; I have never been sentenced to perform community service for committing a crime; I have never been imposed an unconditional fine for committing a crime; I have never accepted an out-of-court settlement for committing a crime; I have never been imposed a penalty order by a public prosecutor for committing a crime; I am currently not subject to prosecution for committing a crime; I have never been responsible for one of the following categories of acts as referred to in Article 1F of the 1951 Refugee Convention: a crime against peace, a war crime, a crime against humanity, a serious non-political crime (for example murder or terrorism), or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations (for example terrorist acts); and I am aware of the fact that a sentence for committing a crime may result in a refusal or termination of the right of residence. I have not submitted any incorrect data during earlier residence procedures; I did not reside in the Netherlands illegally in the past; I am not subject to any entry ban. n I am unable to certify the above for the following reasons: 2 Signing (by the foreign national) I have completed this form truthfully. 2.1 Name 2.2 Place and date Place Day Month Year 2.3 Signature Please note! Not completing this antecedents certificate truthfully is an offense of which in all cases a report will be made. b01
Do not enclose this appendix with the form! Appendix Fingerprints, passport photo and signature In order to be able to make a residence document, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) need the fingerprints, passport photo and signature of the foreign national. How can the foreign national submit these? This can be done while still abroad, by means of the Entry and Residence procedure The sponsor (in the Netherlands) will have submitted the application for Regular Provisional Residence Permit for the foreign national (who is still abroad). - If a positive decision is given, then the foreign national can collect the Regular Provisional Residence Permit from the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in his/her country of origin or long-term residence. When collecting the Regular Provisional Residence Permit, the foreign national must take a new (and not previously used) passport photo with him/her. This passport photo must comply with the requirements which also apply for Dutch passports. The Embassy can inform the foreign national where he/she is able to have passport photos made locally, which comply with the relevant requirements. A photo that does not comply with the requirements will cause unnecessary delay. - The employee at the Dutch Embassy or the Consulate will take fingerprints and the foreign national will also be required to sign the document. The foreign national has submitted the Regular Provisional Residence Permit to the Dutch Embassy or the Consulate in the country of origin or long-term residence. - When submitting the application, the foreign national must take a new (and not previously used) passport photo with him/her. The employee at the Dutch Embassy or the Consulate will also take the fingerprints and the foreign national will be required to sign the document. When abroad, application for temporary Regular Residence Permit for persons who do not require a Regular Provisional Residence Permit If an application is submitted in the Netherlands by a (recognised) sponsor for a foreign national who does not require a Regular Provisional Residence Permit, then the foreign national must go to an Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counter immediately after arrival in the Netherlands. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) employee will make fingerprints and a passport photo and the foreign national will be required to sign the document. No appointment needs to be made for this. The addresses and opening hours of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counters can be found on the website www.ind.nl. Applying for a first residence permit in the Netherlands or changing the purpose of residence The foreign national or sponsor submits the application in writing (and sends the application by post to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)). The foreign national must then go to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counter within 2 weeks in order to have his/her fingerprints and passport photo taken. No appointment is necessary for this purpose. The addresses and opening hours of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counters can be found on the website www.ind.nl. If the application form notes that the foreign national will collect the residence permit at an expat centre, then he/she can also have a passport photograph and his/her fingerprints taken there. This must happen within 2 weeks after submission of the application. An appointment is necessary for this purpose. The addresses and opening hours of the Expat Centres can be found at www.ind.nl. The foreign national must submit the application immediately at the counter. A passport photo and the fingerprints will be taken at the counter. The foreign national will also be required to sign the document. Submitting an application to an Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counter is by appointment only. Information about making appointments can be found on the website www.ind.nl. Application for extension of a residence permit, a permanent residence permit or an application for renewal or replacement of a residence document The foreign national or sponsor submits the application in writing (and sends the application by post to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)). The foreign national must then go to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counter within 2 weeks in order to have his/her fingerprints and passport photo taken. No appointment is necessary for this purpose. The addresses and opening hours of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) counters can be found on the website www.ind.nl. N.B. From 1 March 2014, if the foreign national (e.g. in the context of a previous application) has had biometric features (10 fingerprints and a passport photo) taken, the foreign national does not need to provide these details (at an IND desk) again. This does not apply if the foreign national has reached the age of 6, 12 or 18 in the intervening period. The IND could invite the foreign national for gaining biometric details again, if the previously used passport photo is an insufficient similarity of the foreign national or if the photo and/or fingerprints taken previously are of an insufficiently high quality. b02
Do not enclose this appendix with the form! Appendix Submitting and paying for the application by the foreign national Below, you can read how you can submit and pay for the application for a residence permit (without a regular provisional residence permit) or a change to the restriction on the residence permit. Please note! If you rely on an exemption from the requirement to apply for a regular provisional residence permit you cannot send the application by post. In that case, you must always submit the application to the IND Desk in person. Please visit www.ind.nl for the ways you can contact the IND. If you do not reside in the Netherlands, you must have the application submitted by your sponsor in the Netherlands or you contact the Dutch embassy or consulate in your country of origin in order to apply for a regular provisional residence permit. Submitting an application for a residence permit (without a regular provisional residence permit) or a change to the residence permit You send the application form, the appendices and the requested evidence to the IND by post. Never send any original evidence. You must send clearly readable and full copies of the original evidence. Please provide color copies of official (foreign) documents and your passport. Do not use any staples or paperclips. Do not send any USB sticks, CDs, DVDs and suchlike. Put all evidence in a sufficiently stamped envelope. Send your application to the following address: Application for an economic purpose of residence (work, wealthy foreign national, study, for example) Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst Postbus 245 7600 AE Almelo Application for a social purpose of residence (family formation or family reunification, for example) Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst Postbus 287 7600 AG Almelo Application for medical circumstances Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst Postbus 256 7600 AG Almelo You can also visit the IND Desk in person in order to submit your application for a residence permit. Please visit www.ind.nl for the ways you can contact the IND. You must bring the original copies of all requested documents and evidence. The IND verifies and copies these documents, after which all original documents are returned to you. The copies must be enclosed with your application. You must also bring your valid border-crossing document (passport, for example) with you. How do you pay? An application is not free of charge. The costs depend on the purpose of the residence applied by you. If you submit the application by post, you will receive a letter containing the amount of fees and information on how to pay, after the IND has received your application, If you submit the application at the IND Desk, you can pay the fees due at the IND Desk. You can pay with a bank card or in cash. Here, you can find no information about the costs or any exemption from having to pay fees. Please visit www.ind.nl if you want to know the costs beforehand. If the assessment of your application shows that you do not qualify for the residence permit applied for, you will not receive a refund. What happens with your application? If you have submitted your application to the IND and paid the related costs, the IND will assess your application. If your application is incomplete, the IND will be unable to properly assess your application. If you fail to make a payment or timely payment or submit an incomplete application, the handling of your application will be delayed. You will be informed in writing once your application has been handled. If your application is granted, you will also receive a letter with information about the follow-up procedure. Providing correct information Providing incorrect information or withholding relevant information may lead to withdrawal of the permit. If punishable offences are observed, the IND reports this to the police. V-number A V-number is a unique number, which is used for identification of a foreign national by the IND and cooperating organisations (such as the Aliens Police). The number is listed in the correspondence which the foreign national or sponsor receives from the IND and other organisations and is also printed on the residence document itself. Personal Data Protection Act Under the Personal Data Protection Act, the IND is obliged to inform you that the IND is the organisation that processes the data of your request or application. The IND does so in order to handle your request or application. You can ask any questions about this data processing by sending a letter to the IND, Postbus 287, 7600 AG Almelo. You can also ask for an overview of the data processed about you. Following this request, you can ask for your personal details to be changed, deleted or protected. b19